Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of Thurrott.com and the host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Richard Campbell, Hands-On Windows, and First Ring Daily with Brad Sams. He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows from 1999 to 2014 and the Major Domo of Thurrott.com while at BWW Media Group from 2015 to 2023. You can reach Paul via email, Twitter or Mastodon.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

Here Comes the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Multiplayer Beta

One day ahead of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Multiplayer Open Beta, Infinity…

Adobe Reports Record Revenues

Adobe reported that it earned a net income of $1.1 billion on revenues of $4.4…

Canva Takes On … Microsoft 365?

Canva is a great little service for those creating design elements for YouTube videos and…

Google Photos Gets Updated Memories, New Collage Editor

Google announced a major update to Google Photos that provides an improved Memories feature and…

Microsoft Releases .NET 7 Release Candidate 1

Today, Microsoft announced the release of .NET 7 Release Candidate 1, the first of two…

Google Suffers Major Defeat in EU Android Antitrust Case

The EU General Court on Wednesday upheld a 2018 European Commission ruling against Google alleging…

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Enough Already: Call and Text Spam (Premium)

Given my ongoing experiences with call and text spam, you won’t be surprised to discover…

Sonos Announces New Sub Mini

The new Sonos Sub Mini is a less expensive wireless subwoofer for those using a…

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One Step Forward, Three Steps Back (Premium)

As I wrote last Friday in Fi, eSIM, CDMX, and Me (Premium), I’ve hit a…

The End of Pixelbook?

A new report claims that Google has canceled its plans for a new Pixelbook Chromebook…

Head of 343 Industries Steps Down

Bonnie Ross, the head of 343 Industries and the person most directly responsible for Halo…

.NET Comes to the Windows Package Manager

Microsoft announced today that it now supports installing and maintaining .NET via the Windows Package…

Roku Announces New Roku Express and Wireless Bass

Roku today announced a new version of its Roku Express streaming player and an all-new…

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Fi, eSIM, CDMX, and Me (Premium)

I switched back to Google Fi this year because I’m traveling internationally more often. But…

I’m Hosting a Free Microsoft 365 Recovery Webinar Next Week

Next Tuesday, I’m hosting a free webinar with two speakers from Veeam called Native Microsoft…

DOJ: Google Illegally Maintains its Search Monopoly

The U.S. Department of Justice told a federal judge today that Google illegally maintains its…

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